Dan Burn opened the scoring for Newcastle with a brilliant finish after making a darting run into the penalty area.
The 6’6″ defender has been outstanding for Newcastle this season but has never been prolific in front of goal or contributed that much to the attack.
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But that changed when he turned into Kylian Mbappe and found himself in the left-wing position. After some intricate play and a clever one-two, Burnt took control of the ball in the box danced past three Leicester players and calmly slotted the ball into the far corner.
WHAT A GOAL DAN BURN WOW! #NUFC #Newcastle pic.twitter.com/giMQOXOgTr
— Alfonso Leocádio (@alfonso_leocad) January 10, 2023
Then just 12 minutes later, Joelinton made it two with an effortless strike past the helpless Leicester goalkeeper.
HEEES BRAZILIAN 🇧🇷 GOAL JOELINTON, WHAT AN ASSIST ALSO! #NUFC #Newcastle pic.twitter.com/ocqgAB97vM
— Alfonso Leocádio (@alfonso_leocad) January 10, 2023